Dropper



E. L. LOMAX.

BATTER DROPPER.

No Modem No. 583,655. Patented Feb. 5, 1895.

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srnorr'rcn'rron forming part of LettersPatent No. 533,655 dated 'r bmiarfe, i see Application filed June 8,1394;

Pauli whom it may concern: t Be'it known thatI, ESSEX L.-L()MAX, acitizen of the United States; residing at Wash- 'ington, in the Districtof Columbia, have-invented certain new and useful Improvements lettersof reference marked thereon, which 'form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class pt liquid droppersespeciallyapplicable tobatter-pots, and it is intended as animprovementupon,

' those droppers wherein the valve-mechanism 1 is located within thehatter-pot and also upon those which have complicated mechanism locatedon the outside. My purpose is, to so construct the cut-ofi valve and itsassociated parts as to prevent the accumulationof matter in theparts,'-to cut 0d the battere per, fectly that there will be no drippingafter the:-

valve is closed, and also to connect the valve with its operatinglever'in such a way that it can be easily removed for cleaning purposesTo theseends my invention consists of a cut 0E valve peculiarly arrangedto operate across an outlet in the bottom of the batter of which will bemcrefully described herein-' after and pointed out inthe claims.

represents a side elevation of my complete invention,-in which the valveis shown in closed position, and dotted lines represent it in openposition. Fig. 2,is' a bottom view thereof, and Fig. 3 a detail.sectional view 0 the valve and its immediate parts. 1 The referenceletter 0, denotes a batter pot provided with'a funnel shaped bottom b,which terminates in a short cylindrical nozzle 0. The interior of thenozzle is reduced by means of a collar '61, which forms a smooth.widened surface for the cnfi-oifvalve e, to slide upon. This widenedbearing createsa' tighter joint between the valve and nozzle than wouldbe go the case if it were'simply moved across a sur face h'avingonly thethickness of the tin out to make and usethe same, reference being- 7 Inthe accompanyingdrawings: Figure 1,

sen-a m. 513,924. v (Homodel-l f of whicli'batter potsare usually. made.ifT-h'e valve isheld snuglyagain'st-the} collar a'h'd guided in itsreciprocations by a pairof guide lugs f. These lugs overlaplongitudinaliraisedf? surfaces on the valve g, which areadapted toreceive the wear from Jtheguide';li1'gs; 'and they also serve to stiffenthe valve" w hich is T made pref erably of'a double thickness of. tin. U

Located near the centerpt the valve is a cir-' {6 cularorifice 12,,adapted to.register'withfitha opening in the nozzle in the operation ofdropping aYpo'rtion" 0t batter," Thefm'eans'.

for actuating'lthevalve consists of acurved; thumb rod figtheupperportion of which; passes through the ,jhandle-a' ,1 at a point'convenient for'the'thiimb when-thehandle is grasped. 'The'lo werend'ofthis red is pin- I -3ointed to'a bell-crank l.ever 9',-fulcr'umedin thebracketJa'attached torthe side of the pot. The lower -end of the leverpasses 'into an oblong holef'l, through the valve =-er; slide. This holeis larger than the end-of the leverin order to allow the. latter tooperate loosely cut-0d valve is automatically returned to-cut ofttheflo'w of batter," through t '0 medium of a coil spring 'm, having itsopposite iextremie .ties'connec'ted to the bell crank lever and; to aneven, respectively. The valve is limited -8 'in itsbackward thrust by anupturned lip 0,

which comes 'in contact with the side of 'the' nozzl 4 I p "The tunnelportion of the pot is provided in use". 1

The operation o'ftthe'device will be briefly describedas follows: Whenit is desired to allow a. portion of; the contents to drop upon afryingpan .whenrcoeking, or when using 0 the utensil for'other purposes, ,theoperator has-only to grasp" the haudleand "depress with-the 'thu nb'the1 rod 2 which in .turn' op crates the .bell' crank lever against thetension of. the coilspring. Theflower arm of the lever is thus movedforward carrying-with itthe cut-0E valve, bringing the open'ingthereininto coincidence with .t 0 opening in the bottom of the nozzle andallowing the liquid to pass out.- -When the thumb'iswithdr'a'wn fro'mthebutton onv the rodi, the, springwill operate to move the parts back totheir fortherein-when actuated by;the.rod"1l. The

withlegs b which support the. pot when not '85 ion and-elbseseeurelyanjd neatly thejnpeningin" mhe nozzle gIt -will t qs'een that th ieconsume f 7 Byfgi ving 'the valve a" slight be plot the hqndleof thereceptacle,intervening 1ei'rel '-mehanis'uLfiepnetatirggflhe thumbrod-an d yaw-, and; suitable guide lugs fer. the yalve eubgtglntially ,aSdescribed-{Q v 2.11m. battefdxopperbr similardejice, ighe'Q'Qmbiinatipri 6f aifunnelshapedreceptaelega i -fie-thevreceptaclegjsaidslide being pmvided with vali' e to be "sprungclear pf'tlie aw -wh re: e

